The Ordinary Brook During the Guarding

#b4ac55 RGB(180,172,85)

About this color

The Ordinary Brook During the Guarding occupies the medium, moderate end of the yellow spectrum, defined by its coordinates #b4ac55 — RGB(180, 172, 85).

#b4ac55RGB(180, 172, 85)

HSL 55° · 39% saturation · 52% lightness

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Psychology

Yellow stimulates attention and optimism; at medium lightness it is highly visible and hard to ignore.

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History

Yellow ochre is one of the oldest pigments known — used in the Lascaux cave paintings over 17,000 years ago, it remains a staple of artists' palettes today.

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Design use

This shade sits in a versatile middle ground — useful as interactive elements, tags, badges, and highlight states. It has enough saturation to register clearly without straining extended-reading contexts.

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Colour pairings

When it comes to colour harmony, combine this yellow with deep indigo for high-contrast drama, or with dusty sage and off-white for a palette of sunlit calm.

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Color Categories

Color formats

Name
The Ordinary Brook During the Guarding
HEX
#b4ac55
RGB
rgb(180,172,85)
RGB%
rgb(70.6%,67.5%,33.3%)
HSL
hsl(55,39%,52%)
HSV
hsv(55,53%,71%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,4,53,29)
LAB
lab(69,-9,45)
LCH
lch(69,46,101)
sRGB
(0.706,0.675,0.333)
HEX8
#b4ac55ff
CSS Name
Decimal
180172085

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Color info

Lightness
52%
Saturation
39%
Hue
55°
Chroma
46
Temperature
WarmCool
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